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Background: Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically improved survival for HIV-infected individuals. Although HAART is considered the standard of care in the United States, differences in disease ...

This study investigates and identifies the predictors of cigarette smoking and alcohol use and acculturation of Japanese and Japanese American students in Hawaii. The Transtheroetica1 Model was applied to investigate smoking ...

The objective of this study was to identity risk factors associated with requesting emergency contraception (BC). A total of 309 eligible participants responded to a survey at University of Hawaii Women's Health Clinic. ...

We examined receptivity to developing church-based cancer programs with Samoans. Cancer is a leading cause of death for Samoans, and investigators who have found spiritually linked beliefs about health and illness in this ...

Between 1992 and 2002, emergency department (ED) hospitalization in the United States increased 23%, from 89.8 million to 110 million visits.[1] Various factors contribute to increased demand in ED utilization, such as ...

Substance use is associated with many health problems. Alcohol use is associated with high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular diseases, liver disease, and neurological damage (Center for Disease Center and Prevention ...